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petty_dabblerHe could never catch a fucking break. Honestly. There was no other explanation. It simply stood to reason that the one thing he needed, he needed help to get. And not just any help. Fae help. And John knew that none of the fae who knew him would want to help.
And so he picked Fin, who probably wasn't as murderous toward him as some of the others. Probably.
He hung about outside the stage door. An overhead light buzzed as he leaned against the wall beneath it, smoking his way through a new pack.
And so he picked Fin, who probably wasn't as murderous toward him as some of the others. Probably.
He hung about outside the stage door. An overhead light buzzed as he leaned against the wall beneath it, smoking his way through a new pack.
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Date: 2020-08-26 03:19 am (UTC)"I don't know, I don't know anything about fae magic, and I certainly don't know anything about hell."
Reaching out, he took the stone, watching as parts of it changed colour in his hands like a mood ring. Had it done that in John's hands? It looked black a moment ago.
Shrugging, he passed it back.
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Date: 2020-08-26 03:23 am (UTC)In John's hand it was just black. A black so dark it almost seemed like a hole in reality.
He scowled at it.
"Let's go," he said with hesitation. "I'm sure it'll work out back there."
That was a lie.
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Date: 2020-08-26 03:33 am (UTC)"It's not far now."
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Date: 2020-08-26 03:44 am (UTC)"So, ah, explain this to me. How long have you known you're fae?" he asked, curious as to why Fin hadn't learned more.
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Date: 2020-08-26 03:53 am (UTC)"A few years now," Fin said. "Late bloomer, I guess. Mum was human and dad fucked off when I was a kid, so- Yeah, no one bothered to tell me. I was really sick as a teenager, I had a heart condition, and..."
He trailed off, not wanting to be accused of seeking sympathy.
"Whatever. Isvann was the first fae to take an interest in me, but his idea of teaching was mostly telling me I was an idiot and then punishing me for not knowing what I was asking him to teach."
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Date: 2020-08-26 03:55 am (UTC)"Do you want to learn more about your fae side? Or are you just waiting for the end?" he asked, lighting another cigarette. He crushed out the old coal and put the cold filter in his pocket.
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Date: 2020-08-26 03:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-08-26 04:00 am (UTC)"I'm not winding you up. I couldn't imagine having your kind of power and not knowing how to use it."
That, to him, was just asking for trouble.
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Date: 2020-08-26 04:07 am (UTC)"Well I won't have it much longer. Soon you won't have to see me around at all," Fin pointed out, wrapping his arms around himself and then slowing to a stop.
"The door back is just past that field. You know the way from here, don't you?"
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Date: 2020-08-26 04:11 am (UTC)"YEah, I can find it," John replied, licking the inside of his cheek. He started to go, but stopped and turned.
"After what happened the other day, I think you should learn something. Anything. I don't think you'd have gotten hurt-" as badly -"if your magic hadn't tried to jump all over mine. Just a guess."
And on that, he turned and headed for the doorway out.
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Date: 2020-08-26 04:14 am (UTC)Fin didn't follow. Instead he just- Laid down in the grass. Like a man who had just given up. Maybe it was his depression, always looming over him. Maybe it was his impending death. ...Maybe he was just tired.
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Date: 2020-08-26 04:17 am (UTC)John could see Fin's room and headed straight for it so he could get back. He could see through Fin's window it was just now evening, the sky not completely black.
Hopefully he still had time.